96 pages : 26 cm

Discusses the Iran-Iraq War, a conflict that lasted almost eight years, covering its causes, the objectives and strategies of the leaders on either side, the military lessons learned, and the ineffectiveness of armed force as a type of foreign policy

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Chronology -- Background to war -- The quest for the empire of God -- Warring sides -- Strengths and weaknesses of Iran and Iraq -- Outbreak -- Invasion and after -- The fighting -- The delicate balance of incompetence -- Portrait of a soldier -- Iran's boy soldiers -- The world around war -- Nations at war -- Portrait of a civilian -- Death of a village -- How the war ended -- The poisoned chalice -- Conclusion and consequences -- A costly exercise in futility -- Glossary

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